The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1251 - 924 National Orphanage_2

Chapter 1251: Chapter 924: National Orphanage_2

Chapter 1251 -924: National Orphanage_2

It is worth mentioning that the technology for ‘little umbrellas’ and abortion had already been invented, and was widely used by European and American countries.

The impact of these two technologies on various countries was very apparent, as the population birth rates further declined, largely due to the invention of these technologies.

Arthur naturally understood the impact of these two items on the population birth rate, but he did not intend to ban them.

First, regarding the ‘little umbrellas’, although Arthur did not explicitly prohibit their use, he used the media under the Royal Consortium to propagate that the lubricants used inside could harm the body.

As a result, the people’s desire to purchase ‘little umbrellas’ naturally decreased. The Royal Consortium then heavily invested in and controlled the corresponding manufacturing enterprises, reducing their production and thus decreasing their usage.

Although this method could not completely stop people from using ‘little umbrellas’, it effectively reduced the number nationwide.

According to the production and sales data from several ‘little umbrella’ manufacturers invested in by the Royal Consortium, in the entire continent of Australasia, with a population of over 46 million, the annual consumption of ‘little umbrellas’ was less than 1.5 million.

Keep in mind, this is the annual consumption. If converted into daily usage, the entire country used only about 4,100 per day.

With the reduced number of ‘little umbrellas’ being used, naturally, the probability of pregnancy increased.

At that time, abortion technology was still primitive, although it did exist, but it was also quite harmful to the body.

Still using the same approach, they utilized extensive media propaganda about the dangers of abortion to the body, and then, through the teachings of Australasian Protestantism, instilled in the populace the idea that a baby also had the right to see the world.

In this way, people who were really in economic hardship could still choose ‘little umbrellas’ or abortion as a means to avoid a heavier economic burden on themselves.

People who were not economically challenged could enjoy a life without restrictions and did not have to worry about harm to their bodies.

Moreover, to prevent a minority of people from regretting having children or even abandoning them after birth, Arthur together with Archbishop Steed established a national religious orphanage specifically for infants.

If an infant was abandoned and entered the national religious orphanage, they would have no further relation with their biological parents and would only be loyal to the royal family and the church.

If parents voluntarily took their infants to the national religious orphanage, the expenses of these infants in the orphanage were recorded, and they were only repaid after the child reached adulthood.

There were generally two ways of repaying, one was to enlist in the military or join the church, which could offset the debt.

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The other was to work for the orphanage for a period of time, continuing until the debt was cleared.

The benefit of the orphanage was that it helped people alleviate the pressures of raising children, mitigating their concerns and burdens about having children.

More importantly, since the children in the orphanage were taught from a young age, the ideological education of these children, compared to older children, was naturally more successful.

Although it was impossible to avoid some cases that were unaffected by ideological education, it could ensure that most children who left the orphanage were deeply grateful to the royal family and the church.

At that time, no matter which method they chose to repay their debt, it was considered good news for Arthur and the future royal family.

The children who left the orphanage to enlist in the military, regardless of their combat quality, had absolutely the highest level of loyalty.

Even if they joined the church, since the church was also obedient to the royal family, this was equivalent to indirectly serving the royal family, and Arthur’s efforts were not in vain.

The national religious orphanage had been established for several years now, and the total number of infants and young children it sheltered had already reached several thousand, which was definitely a significant support for the future royal family.

Additionally, with the large number of orphanages nationwide sheltering children, by leveraging these two institutions and their corresponding regulations, the royal family could gain thousands of extremely loyal talents every year.

Especially the orphanages, a great tree that Arthur planted for his future descendants, were now providing sufficient shade for people like William.

Because these children lacked something from an early age compared to ordinary children, they were also more mature. Currently, the children graduating from the orphanages were mostly excellent, although there were inevitably some who just scraped by, but overall, they could still be considered talent.

The best-performing individual from an orphanage background was probably Martin Gregg, who Arthur paid special attention to.

The orphanages in Australasia had one particular rule, which was that orphans of nearly the same age, in the same batch, were given the same surname.

Martin Gregg was like that, his surname came from Mary Gregg, the head of the Sydney orphanage at that time, while his given name was chosen by himself.

The reason was that Martin Gregg greatly admired the then Commander Martin who had helped the Sydney orphanage, and his childhood dream was to become a soldier like Commander Martin.

Now, Commander Martin had become the General of the 3rd Army, already at the rank of Lieutenant General.

And Martin Gregg, with the help of the orphanage, completed his education up to high school and successfully enrolled at the Sydney Royal Military Academy, graduating two years ago.